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Welcome.....

        to the first U.K. web-site devoted solely to the interests of free-living wild boar in Britain. After an absence of approximately 700 years, wild boar are roaming and breeding in the British countryside once again! For such a large mammal to become accidentally reintroduced into Britain in this day and age is a truly remarkable event, and absolutely fascinating to follow.

A wild boar sow amongst the brambles in an East Sussex woodland. This population established over ten years ago. The boar have become completely nocturnal and very wary of people - a response to considerable hunting pressure. (© Martin Goulding)

Wild boar in Devon. These boar in south Devon have only recently escaped from captivity, are not yet wary of people and are diurnal (active during daylight). Importantly, they have found suitable habitat in which to live. There is a second, more established population, in North Devon. (reproduced with permission)

Wild boar in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. These wild boar escaped en masse and the escapees included sows, males and juveniles - the perfect 'seed' for forming a new population (reproduced with permission)

A Forest of Dean wild boar. It has been several years now since their release in 2004. The boar in the main block of the Dean had not, until recently, been hunted and thus had not developed a fear of people. As the Forestry Commission have now started reducing wild boar numbers in the Dean by shooting and trapping, fear of people will develop and the boar will become more wary and nocturnal. (Photo: Brian Davis,http://www.brianswildlifephotos.blogspot.com/ reproduced with permission)

Wild boar continue to be sighted in new areas - verification in these cases was achieved using an automatically triggered night-cameras from various locations in Southern England (from left to right, photo reproduced with permission, with permission of Alex Walker, with permission of Chris Milton)

This site.....

        has been created to increase awareness and understanding of this tremendously interesting animal. The site acts as a focal point for news, views and opinions on all issues concerning wild boar. Everyone is catered for, particularly students, conservationists, ecologists, historians and interested members of the public. We are non-judgemental, non-moralistic and simply report factually on all the issues surrounding Britain's returning wild boar population. We aim to educate but not patronise, and to inform but not sensationalise. There is no membership or membership fee because everyone is a member, and all information is free.

Site last updated: 08 March 2010 Site author: Dr Martin Goulding      Tel: 07790 454228 Email address: mjgoulding@mjgoulding.freeserve.co.uk.

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